"Okay! Audrey... I'll use spy for now... No, no, no, how about speaking as an emissary? Oh my God, can you be more serious? I won't be able to talk to you like this..."
Audrey retracted her tongue from licking her lips, smiled mischievously and finally sat back, "Okay! Our Chinese Navy Marshal, what do you want to hear?"
"I'm just a general, not a marshal! Don't talk nonsense..." Xiang Ying retorted.
"No... I think you are the marshal. Not only can you be the marshal of the navy, but you can also be the marshal of the Chinese people, and you can also become the prime minister! In the end, you will definitely be crowned a king!"
"Instead of inheriting your uncle's royal title, you have your own independent royal title!"
Xiang Ying's face darkened, "Isn't this your joke? Is it what Benjamin meant?"
Audrey nodded, "Yes! This is the intention of the Prime Minister, and in fact it is also the intention of the vast majority of people in the UK... The UK actually does not want to conflict with the Chinese. What they want is for the Chinese to abide by the international rules set by the UK. Criteria…”
"Wait!" Xiang Ying sneered, "Don't want a conflict? So what's going on with the Great White Fleet? Britain has dispatched all its Zhiyuan-class warships, and now you're telling me that you don't want a conflict?"
Audrey nodded, "The Great White Fleet is just a means of deterrence. It will not go to war unless it is absolutely necessary! Prime Minister Benjamin said that there is no point in fighting because China is not that easy to conquer!"
"Benjamin asked me to bring you a message... He actually admires President Xiao Letian very much, and he very much approves of some of the President's ideas!"
"For example, the concept of China's strategic depth that the head of state has said many times, Prime Minister Benjamin admires very much! The fact is that China is too big and Britain cannot conquer China at all, and occupying it by force is a joke and a fantasy. !”
Xiang Ying was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect such words to come out of Benjamin's mouth. He poured a cup of tea for Audrey and himself, "Please continue..."
"Okay! In fact, this view is also mainstream among high-level officials in the UK. Not many politicians would arrogantly think that they can swallow up China. China and India are completely different civilizations!"
"What is India? A backward country with many states that cannot even be unified. Even if the UK lets it go and chooses a semi-colonial country, it won't work because they don't agree with each other internally and are full of contradictions!"
"British commercial policy cannot be implemented in India at all. It can be implemented in this princely state, but it will not work in the next princely state. Those people can't even unify their language!"
"That's why Britain had no choice but to choose direct colonization, and that's why the Queen of England added the title of Indian Emperor to her crown. The purpose is to use a supreme imperial power to suppress the chaotic states of India!"
"Ultimately, it can help India form a national structure and have the same economic policies as possible. This will make business smoother!"
"These are the Prime Minister's original words. In fact, I don't quite understand them..." Audrey took a sip of black tea to moisten her throat and continued.
"But China is different. China has a unified language and script, a unified administrative system, the entire country is unified, and government orders can basically reach the whole country!"
"Moreover, China is very large and the terrain is extremely complex... Why would Britain directly invade and colonize such a China?"
"It's not a good deal! The British don't have that many armies to occupy China's land, and there's no need to occupy all of China's land!"
"Because China already has its own unified administrative system, as long as the UK has a good relationship with this system, business can continue!"
"What Britain wants to maintain is nothing more than commercial interests in Asia!"
“Since we have no territorial claims and we don’t want to destroy this country, it is necessary to support a pro-British government!”
"Unfortunately, the head of state disappeared in the storm... We sincerely hope that the head of state is safe and sound, but politics cannot be left to chance, so we can only activate a backup plan, which is to support new Chinese political stars!"
"That's right, it's you! My lover...it's you...Xiang Ying!"
Xiang Ying's face was very gloomy and he didn't say a word. Audrey didn't care about his expression and just continued to be a mouthpiece!
"As long as you are willing to accept our British olive branch! Agree to give me the most-favored-nation trade status of the UK and open up commercial and trade rights to all Chinese-controlled territories!"
"Britain will also promise to support you in becoming the prime minister of the Chinese nation and make you a true ruler of the Chinese nation!"
"The United Kingdom will provide you with huge campaign funds, and at the same time, it will open up the entire world's trade privileges to your family! In all the commercial control areas of the Empire where the sun never sets, the Xiang family can do business at will and get chartered rights!"
"The British financial system will open its doors to you. You can even borrow from British banks without collateral, and the money you deposit will give you the highest interest rate!"
"All this is just your promise to give Britain most-favored-nation status! We want to do business in the whole region and give us the lowest tariff that other countries cannot have..."
"This is mutually beneficial! We in the UK will also open our doors to friendly business partners within the Chinese community, allowing them to make a lot of money around the world!"
"What a good plan! If we can really continue to cooperate, Britain may also support you in replacing the Qing Dynasty in the future!"
"These are all negotiable! Business! It's not a shabby thing to make money! And it can also avoid future wars. You have brought peace to the Chinese people. Isn't your reputation soaring?"
"Even if you take Fu Yin'er's position by then... it's not impossible!"
"That's enough!" Xiang Ying shouted, "Tell Benjamin to stop his delusions! I, Xiang Ying, will never betray the prince or the Xiao family!"
Audrey was startled, pursed her lips and said, "I'm just a mouthpiece, why are you angry with me? Why are you men engaging in politics and bullying us women?"
Xiang Ying took a deep breath to suppress the anger in his heart and said, "Of course we Chinese need peace! But it is absolutely impossible for the British to want me, the Chinese, to be their slaves!"
"Are you not a slave? Are you just doing business? The UK said it would not covet the Chinese and China's sovereignty? Don't you understand this?"
"Will I trust Britain? Can Britain's promises be trusted? I'm sorry, I don't think Benjamin is sincere! Since the Age of Discovery, there have been few things that Britain has done that can be trusted!"
Audrey spread her hands helplessly, "Okay, okay... My dear, don't be angry... If you don't believe it, don't believe it, but you have to believe that I love you!"
"I have already conveyed what Britain said, and I have no control over whether you believe it or not! But when the situation changes, you must always remember that Britain once left such a door, and this door will never open closed!"
"Okay... let's not talk about business... let's talk about our private matters!"
Audrey walked up to Xiang Ying, put her hands around his neck, and pressed her whole body against his!
"Stay... don't leave... I want you..."
